Neo-Conservatism and the Origins of the New American Empire November 22, 2005

Recent debates about American foreign policy have focused on two themes: whether we should be thinking of the USA in terms of an empire and the degree to which its foreign policy has been shaped by neo-conservative ideas. But who are the neo-conservatives and what is their world outlook?

Dr Stefan Halper is based at the University of Cambridge. Professor Anne Norton is based at the University of Pennsylvania.